Disney's ready to troduce s first openly gay character "Jungle Cise," but not ready to say "gay."
Contents:
- ‘JUNGLE CISE’S’ GAY CHARACTER IS YET ANOTHER BABY STEP FROM DISNEY
- JUNGLE CISE: DISNEY’S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER (AND COMG OUT SCENE) EXPLAED
- DISNEY INJECTS GAY AGENDA 'JUNGLE CISE' FLICK WH 'PROUD' COMG-OUT SCENE
- DISNEY'S 'JUNGLE CISE' HAS COMG OUT SCENE WH OPENLY GAY CHARACTER
- A GAY CHARACTER SPARKS BATE AND A REFORMED TRAR SAM EMERG DISNEY'S 'JUNGLE CISE'
- WHY DID DISNEY’S JUNGLE CISE HAVE TO GO GAY?
- THE CONTROVERSIAL GAY REPRENTATN IN DISNEY’S “JUNGLE CISE” WAS MEH!
- A CHARACTER DISNEY’S JUNGLE CISE IS GAY, OR SO WE’RE TOLD
- JUNGLE CISE'S GAY CHARACTER ISN'T PERFECT, BUT HE'S PROGRS
- COMG OUT SCENE JUNGLE CISE WON’T USE WORD 'GAY'
- 'JUNGLE CISE' 'S JACK WHEHALL SAYS HE'S 'PROUD' OF GAY CHARACTER'S COMG-OUT MOMENT FILM
- WHY DID DISNEY’S JUNGLE CISE HAVE TO GO GAY?
- JACK WHEHALL'S 'JUNGLE CISE' CHARACTER OUT AS GAY A NOT SO 'BIG AL' KD OF A WAY
‘JUNGLE CISE’S’ GAY CHARACTER IS YET ANOTHER BABY STEP FROM DISNEY
Although Disney mt ntue improvg s LGBTQ+ reprentatn, Jungle Cise is a clear step forward wh s first openly gay ma character. * gay scene in jungle cruise *
He’s gay.
JUNGLE CISE: DISNEY’S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER (AND COMG OUT SCENE) EXPLAED
One of the stars of Disney's upg 'Jungle Cise' adaptatn has pronounced himself "proud" of his character's g-out as gay scene. ⋆ Flag And Cross * gay scene in jungle cruise *
It’s another step om Disney toward LGBTQ+ reprentatn that feels big the ntext of the opprsively heterosexual rporatn—certaly, ’s an improvement over some of the lghably meangls Disney “gay moments” recent years—but small the ntext of the year 2021.
This is hardly the first time mastream Ameri has seen a gay man on a TV or movie screen. McGregor Houghton (Whehall) had already been d as a gay man, somewhat stereotypilly, throughout the film—fsy, effemate, and a ltle too to skre.
DISNEY INJECTS GAY AGENDA 'JUNGLE CISE' FLICK WH 'PROUD' COMG-OUT SCENE
* gay scene in jungle cruise *
) But about an hour to the film, Frank and McGregor share a quiet moment together, which McGregor reveals— so many words— that he recently me out as gay to his fay. In 2017, Bety and the Beast director Bill Condon promised an “exclively gay moment a Disney movie, ” which turned out to be a two-send shot of LeFou—as played by Josh Gad—dancg wh a man the film’s fal ball sequence, jt before the creds roll.
Two years later, Avengers: Endgame -director Joe Rso revealed the film would feature the Marvel Cematic Universe’s first-ever openly gay character, which turned out to be a random du (played by Rso) g male pronouns to refer to his romantic partner. Unsurprisgly, the queer muny has not rpond wh gratu to the gay bread cmbs om Disney. Unlike Bety and the Beast, his “gay moment” is an actual, hont-to-God scene that lasts for longer than two sends, and is not thrown at the very end of the film.
DISNEY'S 'JUNGLE CISE' HAS COMG OUT SCENE WH OPENLY GAY CHARACTER
The realy, of urse, is that LGBTQ characters abound on TV and the movi. And if you intify as LGBTQ and want to see someone like yourself on the screen, you n readily do , right up to beg a gay or bi or trans superhero. * gay scene in jungle cruise *
For once, the filmmakers didn’t proudly announce “Disney’s first gay character” while pattg themselv on the back for “reprentatn. ) There’s even a good exce to avoid the word “gay, ” given that Jungle Cise tak place the early 1900s, a time when the term “gay” ually meant feelg happy and nothg more.
A GAY CHARACTER SPARKS BATE AND A REFORMED TRAR SAM EMERG DISNEY'S 'JUNGLE CISE'
Though Jungle Cise’s McGregor Houghton certaly isn’t a perfect attempt as far as gay reprentatn Disney films go, he’s a step (albe a small one) the right directn. * gay scene in jungle cruise *
Some may argue—reasonably so—that a movie about a magil tree and ghosts is allowed a gay anachronism or two. Personally, I re ls about hearg the word “gay, ” so much as I re about beg shown that McGregor is actually attracted to men.
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Disney proudly advertised the movie as havg the studs’ first gay ma character, but is far om perfect.
WHY DID DISNEY’S JUNGLE CISE HAVE TO GO GAY?
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MacGregor Houghton Com Out As Gay In Jungle Cise.
THE CONTROVERSIAL GAY REPRENTATN IN DISNEY’S “JUNGLE CISE” WAS MEH!
But why, oh why, mt the brother be gay? What is gaed by ? How is the plot enhanced? If anythg, Whehall’s character plays right to negative gay stereotyp. And of what value are the vulgar, double entendre sexual jok? Disney studs, why oh why? Over the summer, I saw a lot of ter ads about the new movie, which seemed to be fun, adventuro, and perhaps a * gay scene in jungle cruise *
The word "gay" is never said, as is expected for a rerved, upper class Brish man 1916, but the nversatn mak MacGregor’s sexualy clear.
The rather tastels joke, and Frank’s clear disfort, effectively eras the moment of support the two shared before and 's pound by a few more double entendre jok built around subtle gay panic. Is It Disney's First Gay Ma Character?
In 2017, the live-actn Bety and the Beast remake claimed to clu Disney’s first openly gay character. This blk-and-you’ll-miss- moment, which neverthels garnered much ntroversy, was meant to imply Josh Gad's LeFou is gay, but ’s only ever implied.
A CHARACTER DISNEY’S JUNGLE CISE IS GAY, OR SO WE’RE TOLD
Jack Whehall's character, Macgregor Houghton, jt happens to be gay the new Disney adventure, "Jungle Cise" * gay scene in jungle cruise *
Although there have been other LGBTQ+ characters, MacGregor is the first gay ma character a Disney movie. Lackg a love tert, or any real way to celebrate his sexualy, only furthers the implitn that beg gay is somethg disgraceful or wrong.
JUNGLE CISE'S GAY CHARACTER ISN'T PERFECT, BUT HE'S PROGRS
So often, g out scen are amed as unveilg a shameful secret, like when Stranger Thgs’ Rob tearfully rejects Steve and nfs she's gay (though he easily accepts the fact she is a lbian).
COMG OUT SCENE JUNGLE CISE WON’T USE WORD 'GAY'
Jungle Cise mers praise for havg Disney’s first gay ma character. One of the stars of Disney’s upg Jungle Cise adaptatn has pronounced himself “proud” of his character’s g-out as gay scene the flick. Brish actor and edian Jack Whehall, who is not gay, told reporters that he did not know the character was gog to be portrayed as a gay man when he dned for the film.
'JUNGLE CISE' 'S JACK WHEHALL SAYS HE'S 'PROUD' OF GAY CHARACTER'S COMG-OUT MOMENT FILM
Acrdg to reports, Whehall’s “McGregor” do not directly e the word “gay” his g-out scene, but his dialog mak clear.
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The revelatn outsi the source material that McGregor is gay is jt another example of Disney’s mment operatn wh radil gay activist groups to put as many LGBTQ characters every productn as possible.
WHY DID DISNEY’S JUNGLE CISE HAVE TO GO GAY?
Jt last month the entertament giant noted that was rebootg s kid’s rtoon seri, The Proud Fay, to feature gay fathers stead of a tradnal fay. As far back as 2019, Disney was emplacg gay characters s kid’s programmg, such as the gay character add to Andi Mack that year.
In more adult fare, Disney has phed gay ntent to 2019’s Rise of the Skywalkers which featured a lbian kissg scene (which was removed for Asian distributn), and add “transgenr Jedi Knights” to s Star Wars: The High Republic ic book seri.
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JACK WHEHALL'S 'JUNGLE CISE' CHARACTER OUT AS GAY A NOT SO 'BIG AL' KD OF A WAY
Disney is makg stris by troducg s first openly gay character the upg "Jungle Cise" movie, which will feature a big g out scene... A tt screeng of the film took place last week -- 'll get a wi release 2020 -- and sourc who attend tell TMZ Disney avoids g the word "gay" when Jack Whehall's character, McGregor, out to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Unclear if the scene will make the fal cut -- but ya gotta image will, given how signifint a move is for Disney to clu a gay character an actn blockbter.